List of Kashmiri Pandits
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List of persons of Kashmiri Pandit lineage:
[edit] Philosophers and Historians
- Anandavardhana, Philosopher
- Vasugupta
- Bhatta Kallata
- Abhinavagupta, Philosopher
- Kshemaraja
- Utpaladeva
- Bhaskara
- Somananda
- Krishnadasa
- Kalhana, Historian, 12th century
- Lalleshvari, mystic and poet, 14th century
- Jonaraja, Historian, 15th century
- Shrivara, Historian, 15th century
- Prajna Bhatta, Historian, 16th century
- Swami Lakshman Joo
[edit] Administrators and diplomats
- Birbal Dhar, invited Ranjit Singh to Kashmir
- Raja Dina Nath, Diwan to Ranjit Singh
- Ram Chandra Kak, Prime minister to maharaja Hari Singh
- Mohan Lal, 1812-1877, Writer and diplomat in the Anglo-Afghan War
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
- R.K. Nehru, Ambassador in 50s and 60s
- Durga Prasad Dhar, Ambassador and politician
- P.N. Dhar, Economist
- Triloki Nath Kaul, Ambassador
- Braj Kumar Nehru, Diplomat
- Purushottam Narayan Haksar, Administrator
- Rameshwar Nath Kao, Intelligence chief, 1918-2002
- P.N. Kaul, Ambassador
- Triloki Nath Khoshoo, Administrator and environmentalist
- Maharaj Krishen Kaw, Administrator
[edit] Economy & Industry
- Dr.Maharaj Krishen Raina, Economist and Indian Paper Mfr Industry Guru.
[edit] Entrepreneurs
- Narain Dass Raina, 19th century, Innovator of Modern Kashmiri "House Boat", a boon to current tourism also. Also father to Swami Lakshman joo (Kashmir Shaivism)(born Kashmir, died Noida(Delhi), India).
[edit] Politicians & Prominent Lawyers
- Motilal Nehru, Politician
- Jawaharlal Nehru, First prime minister of India
- Tej Bahadur Sapru, Politician and lawyer
- Kailash Nath Katju, Politician and lawyer
- Ram Chandra Kak, Archaeologist and politician
- Sanjay Gandhi, Politician
- Arun Nehru, Politician
[edit] Leading journalists
- Sakal Bhatt
- Sudhir Dhar
- Rahul Pandita
- Shireen Bhan
- Nidhi Razdan
- Smriti Kak
- Aasha Khosa
- Kaveree Bamzai
- Sandeep Bamzai
[edit] Film makers
- Arun Kaul
- Mani Kaul
- Siddharth Kak
- Sanjay Kak
- Ashok Pandit
- Vidhu Vinod Chopra
[edit] Theatre, Radio, Television, Acting
- Bansi Kaul, Theatre director
- Moti Lal Kemmu
- Pushkar Bhan
- Pran Kishore
- Som Nath Sadhu
- M.K. Raina
- A K Hangal
- Raaj Kumar
- Jeevan
- Kiran Kumar
- Satyen Kappu
- Girja Wattal
- Satish Kaul
- Anupam Kher
- Virendra Razdan
- Soni Razdan
- K. K. Raina
- Raj Zutshi
- Tej Sapru
- Preeti Sapru
- Lalit Parimoo
- Kunal Kemmu
- Upendra Khashu
[edit] Music
- Shobha Gurtu
- Vijay Kichlu, 1930-
- Ravi Kichlu, 1932-
- Krishen Langoo
- Trilok Gurtu, 1951 -
- Bhajan Sopori
- Kailash Mehra Sadhu,Singer
- Karrtik Dharr, Deejay
- Jawahar Wattal
- Rajinder Kachroo,Singer
- Vijay Malla,Singer
[edit] Painting and Art
- Dina Nath Walli
- Manohar Kaul
- Kuldeep Khosa
- Ratan Parimoo, Art historian and painter
- Ms. Kishori Kaul
[edit] Fiction, Poetry, Essays
- Krishna Hutheesing
- Santha Rama Rau, Writer
- Nayantara Sahgal, Novelist
- Chandrakanta (author), Novelist
- Manju Kak, Short-story writer
- Hari Kunzru, Novelist
[edit] Scholars and Writers
- Balji Nath Pandit, Sanskrit and Shaivism
- P.N. Kaul Bamzai, Historian
- Triloki Nath Madan, Sociologist
- Braj Kachru, English professor and linguist
- Ravinder Kumar, Historian
- Giridhari Lal Pandit, Historian of science
- Lalita Pandit, Literature
- Shakti Kak, Economics
- Jaishree Odin, Literature
- Pandit Krishna Joo Razdan, Poet and Philosopher (late19th-early20th century)
- Dr.Shashi Shekhar Toshkhani,Poet,Linguist and Sanskrit Scholar
- P. Kachroo, Botanist
- MotiLal Saqi, Poet and Philosopher
[edit] Public Service
- Rameshwari Nehru
- Dhanvanthi Rama Rau, 1893-1987, Planned parenthood
- Kashyap Bandhu
[edit] Social Reformers
[edit] Armed Forces
- B.M. Kaul, General
- Tapishwar Narain Raina, Chief of Indian Army
- Kapil Kak, Air Marshal
- S.K. Kaul, Air Chief Marshal
- Gautam Kaul, IPS
- B L Durani
[edit] Scientists
Dr.Chand Kumar Atal,Former Director,R.R.L.,Jammu And Kashmir(Council of Scientific and Industrial Research under Govt of India),United Nations Consultant(UNIDO),Art critic and collector
